Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV-negative patients with pulmonary disease in Lisbon, Portugal

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 626-628

  Amorim, António ^a   MacEdo, Rita ^a   Lopes, Arlinda ^a   Rodrigues, Irene ^a   Pereira, Edna ^a  

^a Laboratrio de Sade Pblica Micobacteriologia/Tubercidose   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS;

EID: 77954798795     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365541003754485     Document Type: Article

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